Girls' name · since 1912
Vaneta
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Vaneta, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vaneta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 189 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Vaneta recorded 189 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1975.
- #20,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaneta ranks #20,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vaneta's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vaneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vaneta's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vaneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1975
- Peak year (1932)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Vaneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Vaneta's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Vaneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Vaneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vaneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vaneta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.